Hospitals · Health
an inpatient
hospital resident
An inpatient is someone who stays in hospital while receiving treatment.
This vs that
He was an inpatient for three days.
She was an outpatient.
Hear it in real life
Will I need to stay overnight?
Yes, you'll be an inpatient for at least two days.
She became an inpatient after the tests showed that she needed surgery.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Inpatient' is the normal medical term; the longer version sounds unnecessarily bureaucratic.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
be admitted as an inpatient
He was admitted as an inpatient after the scan.
You may be admitted as an inpatient if the pain gets worse.
Hospitals words
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Your turn: say it out loud
The patient was an inpatient.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
an inpatient
hospital resident
“She became an inpatient after the tests showed that she needed surgery.”
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